A Study of Flurbiprofen 8.75 mg Lozenge in Patient With Pharyngitis

NCT ID: NCT01049334

Last Updated: 2017-09-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

204 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-11-30

Study Completion Date

2011-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purposes of this study is to demonstrate the analgesic efficacy of flurbiprofen 8.75 mg lozenge compared to its vehicle lozenge and to demonstrate the safety of the flurbiprofen lozenge throughout the course of treating sore throat due to acute pharyngitis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pharyngitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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flurbiprofen 8.75 mg lozenge

Participants sucked flurbiprofen 8.75mg lozenge every 3-6 hours up to 5 lozenges a day as needed for pain for 7 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Flurbiprofen

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants were instructed to suck one flurbiprofen 8.75 mg lozenge during the initial two-hour clinic visit. Upon discharge, participants were instructed to use study medication lozenge every 3-6 hours as needed for pain, up to a total of 5 study lozenges in 24 hours.

Placebo lozenge

Participants sucked vehicle placebo lozenge every 3-6 hours up to 5 lozenges a day as needed for pain for 7 days.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants were instructed to suck one placebo lozenge during the initial two-hour clinic visit. Upon discharge, participants were instructed to use study medication lozenge every 3-6 hours as needed for pain, up to a total of 5 study lozenges in 24 hours.

Interventions

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Placebo

Participants were instructed to suck one placebo lozenge during the initial two-hour clinic visit. Upon discharge, participants were instructed to use study medication lozenge every 3-6 hours as needed for pain, up to a total of 5 study lozenges in 24 hours.

Intervention Type DRUG

Flurbiprofen

Participants were instructed to suck one flurbiprofen 8.75 mg lozenge during the initial two-hour clinic visit. Upon discharge, participants were instructed to use study medication lozenge every 3-6 hours as needed for pain, up to a total of 5 study lozenges in 24 hours.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. The patient has a complaint of sore throat.
2. If the patient is a female of childbearing potential, she has been using effective contraception since the last date of menses and is not breast-feeding or lactating.
3. If the patient is a female of childbearing potential, the patient must have a negative urine pregnancy.
4. The patient has provided written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

1. The patient has a history of an upper gastrointestinal ulcer within the past 60 days, is currently experiencing clinically significant upper gastrointestinal complaints, or is currently taking medication regularly (≥ three times in the previous week).
2. The patient has a history of any hepatic disease or renal dysfunction.
3. The patient has a history of chronic analgesic use (≥ three times per week over the prior four weeks). (Patients on low-dose aspirin therapy may be allowed in the study per investigator's clinical decision.)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Reckitt Benckiser LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Timothy J Shea, BS

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Reckitt Benckiser Inc.

Locations

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University of Connecticut, Student Health Services

Storrs, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Schachtel BP, McCormick CG and Giefer EE. Patient-reported outcomes (PRO's) in the pharyngitis pain model. Abstract presented at the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Scientific Conference, Montreal, Canada. 2009

Reference Type RESULT

Schachtel BP, Aspley S, Sternberg M, Berry P, Muir N, Sanner K, Rezuke J, Savino L, Shephard A, Shea T, Schachtel E. Onset of demulcent and analgesic activity of flurbiprofen lozenge. Int J Clin Pharm 2012;34:143-258.

Reference Type RESULT

Aspley S, Schachtel B, Berry P, Shephard A, Sanner K, Shea T, Smith G. The Chief Complaint: evidence of its use as an endpoint in a clinical trial. Journal of Pain 2012;13(4)Supplement:S4.

Reference Type RESULT

Aspley S, Schachtel B, Berry P, Shephard A, Sanner K, Savino L, Rezuke J, Shea T, Smith G. Treatment of odynophagia and dysphagia by flurbiprofen 8.75 mg lozenges. Pain Research & Management 2012;17(3):203.

Reference Type RESULT

Schachtel B, Aspley S, Berry P, Shephard A, Shea T,Sanner K, Smith G,Schachtel E. Efficacy of flurbiprofen 8.75mg lozenges in patients with swollen/inflamed sore throat. Abstract presented at the 14th World Congress on Pain, 27 - 31 August 2012, Milan.

Reference Type RESULT

Schachtel B, Aspley S, Berry P, Smith G, Shephard A, Shea T, Schachtel E. A patient-centered method for determining onset of action. Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development 2012;1(4):194-195.

Reference Type RESULT

Schachtel B, Aspley S, Berry P, Shephard A, Shea T, Smith G, Sanner K, Savino L, Rezuke J, Schachtel E. Efficacy and duration of flurbiprofen 8.75 mg lozenge. Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development 2012;1(4):194.

Reference Type RESULT

Schachtel B, Aspley S, Berry P, Shephard A, Shea T, Smith G, Schachtel E. A new cough model: de-hawthornizing a clinical trial. Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development 2012;1(4):195.

Reference Type RESULT

Schachtel B, Aspley S, Berry P, Shephard A, Sanner K, Shea T, Smith G, Schachtel E. Chief Complaint: the therapeutogenic stimulus as the primary, individualized endpoint in clinical trials. Journal of Pain 2012;13(4)Supplement:S6.

Reference Type RESULT

Aspley S, Schachtel B, Berry P, Shephard A, Shea T, Smith G, Schachtel E. Flurbiprofen lozenges in patients with a "bad sore throat". Journal of Pain 2013;14(4):S59.

Reference Type RESULT

Schachtel B, Aspley S, Berry P, Shephard A, Shea T, Smith G, Schachtel E. The "Definite Improvement Level" (DIL) as a determinant of drug efficacy. Journal of Pain 2013;14(4):S5.

Reference Type RESULT

Shephard A, Smith G, Aspley S, Schachtel B. Efficacy of flurbiprofen 8.75 mg lozenges for streptococcal and non-streptococcal sore throat: pooled analysis of two randomised, placebo-controlled studies. Abstract presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 27 - 30 April 2013, Berlin.

Reference Type RESULT

Shephard A, Smith G, Aspley S, Schachtel B. Symptomatic relief in streptococcal and non-streptococcal sore throat patients: pooled analysis of two randomised, placebo-controlled studies. Abstract presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 27-30 April 2013, Berlin.

Reference Type RESULT

Aspley S, Shephard A, Schachtel E, Sanner K, Savino L, Schachtel B. Efficacy of flurbiprofen 8.75 mg lozenge in patients with a swollen and inflamed sore throat. Curr Med Res Opin. 2016 Sep;32(9):1529-38. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2016.1187119. Epub 2016 May 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27146963 (View on PubMed)

Shephard A, Smith G, Aspley S, Schachtel BP. Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies on flurbiprofen 8.75 mg lozenges in patients with/without group A or C streptococcal throat infection, with an assessment of clinicians' prediction of 'strep throat'. Int J Clin Pract. 2015 Jan;69(1):59-71. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12536. Epub 2014 Oct 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25296661 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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TH 0901

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id